This panorama picture was created by Arra Fletcher from the Persabus Pottery, he sent it to me more than a year ago and I found it again today. Arra used to live on Islay and visited Jura quite often. In the next months I will post a lot more very beautiful Jura Images, including many [...]
Archive for November, 2008
November 24 2008
Willie Tait on Whisky Cast
I found an interesting interview with Willie Tait who was both manager of Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay in 1999 and the Isle of Jura Distillery. Willie Tait’s involvement with the Isle of Jura brand began in 1975 when he was first hired as a “Tunroom Man” at the remote Hebridean distillery. He was involved in [...]
November 23 2008
John Burnside’s Month on the Isle of Jura
Earlier I wrote about the Jura Malt Whisky Writer Retreat. The Scottish Book Trust and Isle of Jura malt whisky are working together to offer writers the opportunity to spend a month living and writing on the Isle of Jura. Each selected writer receives a month’s exclusive use of the luxurious distillery lodge, a bursary [...]
November 4 2008
Meeting about Six New Crofts on Jura
Drew Ratter, Convener of the Crofters Commission, visited Jura last week accompanied by local Area Commissioner Cllr Robin Currie, where the two men attended a meeting to discuss the creation of six new crofts on the Rily-Smith’s Ardfin estate. Ratter told the Ileach: ‘The meeting was very well attended, particularly by young couples and families. [...]
November 4 2008
Calum Bell Memorial Shoot
Over 70 friends and family of Calum Bell gathered at Ardfin, Jura on Saturday 27 September, for the first annual clay pigeon shoot in Calum’s memory. The idea of a memorial shoot came from his friends who contributed over £600 towards a silver quaich. 42 competitors took part in the shoot, travelling from as far [...]
